Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Friday, July 4, 2008
Today
Hi: 71
Lo: 58
Sat
Hi: 72
Lo: 60
Sun
Hi: 80
Lo: 65
Section Sponsor
Article Tools
Print this Article
Make text larger
In Music Briefs
Bringing you up to date on the Big Gig 2008
 
By Bobby Tanzilo RSS Feed
Managing Editor

E-mail author | Author bio
More articles by Bobby Tanzilo

Published April 8, 2008 at 10:48 a.m.
Tags: summerfest

Here is a list of everyone currently announced as playing at Summerfest, according to published Internet sources and Summerfest news releases. All performances are on grounds stages, unless otherwise indicated. Not all shows have been confirmed by Summerfest, which means there's a chance some sources have run tentative bookings. So, of course, these are subject to change.

Thursday June 26 --Stevie Wonder, Marcus Amphitheater
Thursday June 26 -- Cowboy Mouth
Thursday June 26 -- Cross Canadian Ragweed
Thursday June 26 -- Little Big Town
Thursday June 26 -- Paolo Nutini
Thursday June 26 -- Ruby Jane

Friday, June 27 -- Rush, Marcus Amphitheater
Friday, June 27 -- Phil Vassar
Friday, June 27 -- Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

Saturday, June 28 -- Dashboard Confessional (solo)
Saturday, June 28 -- BoDeans
Saturday, June 28 -- Trace Adkins

Sunday, June 29 -- Joe Cocker, Marcus Amphitheater
Sunday, June 29 -- Steve Miller Band, Marcus Amphitheater
Sunday, June 29 -- Bonerama
Sunday, June 29 -- Galactic
Sunday, June 29 -- Miranda Lambert
Sunday, June 29 -- Jack's Mannequin

Monday, June 30 -- Matisyahu
Monday, June 30 -- Rascal Flatts, Marcus Amphitheater
Monday, June 30 -- Taylor Swift, Marcus Amphitheater
Monday, June 30 -- Bootsy Collins

Tuesday, July 1 -- Alicia Keys, Marcus Amphitheater
Tuesday, July 1 -- Keller Williams
Tuesday, July 1 -- Neil Giraldo
Tuesday, July 1 -- Otis Taylor Band
Tuesday, July 1 -- Pat Benatar
Tuesday, July 1 -- Railroad Earth
Tuesday, July 1 -- State Radio
Tuesday, July 1 -- Zappa Plays Zappa

Wednesday, July 2 -- Brett Dennen, Marcus Amphitheater
Wednesday, July 2 -- Colbie Caillat, Marcus Amphitheater
Wednesday, July 2 -- John Mayer, Marcus Amphitheater
Wednesday, July 2 -- Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Wednesday, July 2 -- The Crystal Method (DJ set)
Wednesday, July 2 -- O.A.R.

Thursday July 3 -- Halfway To Hazard, Marcus Amphitheater
Thursday July 3 -- Jason Aldean Marcus Amphitheater
Thursday July 3 -- Tim McGraw, Marcus Amphitheater
Thursday July 3 -- Plain White T's
Thursday July 3 -- The Frantic
Thursday July 3 -- This World Fair

Friday, July 4 -- Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
Friday. July 4 -- Phil Lesh and Friends
Friday, July 4 -- The Roots
Friday, July 4 -- This World Fair
Friday, July 4 -- Stone Temple Pilots, Marcus Amphitheater

Saturday, July 5 -- Steve Winwood, Marcus Amphitheater
Saturday, July 5 -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Marcus Amphitheater
Saturday, July 5 -- Steel Pulse
Saturday, July 5 -- This World Fair

Sunday, July 6 -- Jonas Brothers, Marcus Amphitheater
Sunday, July 6 -- 311

Summerfest announced that some other acts, including Gomez, Willie Colon, The Polyphonic Spree, The Bravery, Cheap Trick, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lucinda Williams and Thievery Corporation, were booked on grounds stages, but specific dates for the shows have not surfaced.



More Information ...
Henry Maier Festival Park
200 N. Harbor Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 273-3378
http://www.summerfest.com

10 comments about this article.
Post a comment / write a review.

Recent Talkbacks ...
Posted by Preview
km Love it!! SNOBS get to pay $100 a ticket to get into Lallapalooza. I will stick ...
kk I am so sick of hearing people complain about Summerfest! It is a wonderful ...
sandstorm you mean hardly anything for music SNOBS and dumbass hipper than thou, horn ...
JKrunken Snoooooze. Hardly anything for actual music lovers. Too bad the Bronze Fonz ...
jetkat Bummerfest- you are funny. Seriously. So far, would recommend go see Gomez and ...


Show me the other 5 Talkbacks

Recent blogs/briefs by Bobby Tanzilo
M-Change project will finish early and under budget
Tuesday
The Marquette Interchange project will be completed early and under budget, said Gov. ...

What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Pan Am brings young Attanasio to Summerfest
Tuesday
If you see a guy playing a Hofner bass on Summerfest's Harley Roadhouse at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, ...

Osteria salutes San Domenico in July
Tuesday
Osteria del Mondo heads east this month. Beginning today and for the next four weeks, ...

What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Mix tape: July 2008
Tuesday
Here's a look at the jazz-heavy stack of discs teetering on my desk while I'm at Summerfest... ...

What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. A Sunday in Milwaukee with MTV Italia
Monday
While crowds soaked up sunshine and then dodged raindrops at Summerfest on Sunday afternoon, ...